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SHOEHEEL. APPLICATION FILED .ILIN'E I5 |92?.

Ptnted June IIS, 1922,

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SHOE HEEL.

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Application led .Tune 15,

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that l, Trinononn Breroos, a subject of the Government of Greece, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of hiO, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe Heels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shoe heels, and has for its object to provide an improved structure in which the body of the heel made of rubber or other plastic material has embedded therein a sheet metal reinforcement.

The heel is attached in place on the shoe by means similar to those disclosed in the pending application of A. Santacrose, Serial Number l118131, said means consisting of a Screw which extends through the bottom of the heel and engages a fastening plate fixed to the sole of the shoe.

The present invention relates especially to the metal reinforcement, which consists of a sheet metal stamping bent in shape to correspond to the body of the heel. ln addition to this reinforcement there is provided an additional plate which is placed near the bottom of the heel for preventing the lower edges of the metal reinforcement from cutting through the rubber facing or end at the bottom of the heel.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a section of the heel secured to the shoe. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a stamped metal blank constituting the reinforcement. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the reinforcing member bent to shape. Fig. 1 is a plan view of the supplemental plate which is embedded in the heel near the lower part thereof. Fig. 5 is a front view of the reinforcement.

Referring specifically to the drawings,the reinforcement is indicated at 6, and it is made by bending up the blank shown in Fig. 2 and the shape shown in Fig. 3. lll hen so bent up the outer edge 20 of the blank becomes the top edge of the reinforcement and the tongue 21, 22 and 23 at the front end of the blank meet at the front or breast of the reinforcement, as shown in Fig. 5, the ends of these tongues being welded together where they meet, as indicated at 24C. The central extension 25 at the end of the blank is bent to semi-circular form and forms the skirt or lower part of the reinforcement, and connected to this skirt is a bottom piece 26 connected to the edge of the blank by Specification of Letters Patent. Pate-mtg@ Jun@ 113, 1922,

1921. Serial No. 477,669.

arms 27, and when the reinforcement is bent to shape this extension forms the bottom plate of the reinforcement, the arms 28 at the end of the extension being welded at 29 to the edge of the skirt 25, the skirt and extension being bent to bring these parts together, as shown in Fig. 5.

The reinforcement so formed is embedded in a molded rubber body 7, and the heel is formed with a hollow 8 which fits over and encloses the attaching plate or fastening member 9 which is tacked or otherwise secured to the sole, and the heel is fastened. in place by means of a central screw 16 which extends through the bottom of the heel and through a hole 30 in the extension 26 and screws into the attaching plate, the other details of the attaching device being substantially the same as those disclosed in the Santacrose application.

At the bottom of the shell of the heel l. provide a plate 10 which is set against the lower edge of the shell. This plate is sho-wn in plan in Fig. 4L and it has a hole at 11 through which the screw 16 extends, whereby it is held in position. This plate, as well as the shell 6, are embedded in the molded heel and provided with a number of openings 12 through which the plastic material extends and whereby the shell is firmly united to the plastic body.

The plate 10 at the bottom of the shell prevents the lower edge of the shell from cutting through the rubber at the bottom of the heel, this cutting being liable to occur in consequence of the repeated shocks incident to standing or walking on the heel.

To further strengthen the shell of the heel, I provide a plate 8O which is set into the shell at the waist thereof and has tongues 31 which are welded to the adjacent inner surfaces of the shell; and the screw 16 also extends through a hole in this plate 30.

The whole reinforcing structure can be conveniently formed of metal stampings, and when assembled provides a strong and rigid reinforcement for the molded material.

I claim:

1. A. reinforcing shell for a molded heel having an auxiliary plate set in the shell between the top and bottom thereof, said shell and plate being embedded in the molded heel.

2. A reinforcing shell embedded in a In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature 1n presence o' two Witnesses.

Tnnononn BiBIoos.

Vl/Vtnesses:

JOHN A. BOMMHARDT, Bessin F. POLLAK. 

